Shares in Vistry rose this morning after the housebuilder reinstated its dividend and said that profit for the year will come in at the top end of expectations.

The firm, formed from the merging of Bovis Homes with Galliford Try’s housebuilding and partnerships businesses at the turn of the year, said sales had remained “robust” over the last couple of weeks in the wake of the announcement of a second national covid lockdown.

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